John and Tori have two houses, three cars, six kids, and forty-five years of parenting experience. One dog’s dead, but the second is alive. When the kids were younger, they had three nannies and one driver. Most of the kids were homeschooled, so Tori stayed home to teach them. The kids played six sports: tennis, golf, sailing, rowing, skiing, and baseball. They grew up and left for twenty-four years of college, which meant around two million dollars worth of tuition. John spent another half a million on private school when a few kids didn’t like homeschooling. The family is supported by one job––investment banker.
Alexandra has five kids. A million dollars a year, cash, from two doctor parents. Catholic church, Catholic school. If she won the lottery, she says, she would have ten more kids. No sports––not enough time. One house, on a beautiful island off Florida called Key Biscayne. A small boat, instead of a big one.
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